Monthly Archives: July 2012

Research Talk Wed. evening at 8 PM by Amanda Melin

Amanda Melin of Dartmouth University will be giving a talk on her research into figs at 8 PM at the Centro de Investigaciones. Everyone is invited. Amanda is a long-time researcher at Santa Rosa as part of the white-faced capuchin … Continue reading

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Osa Peninsula Image Collection

                Check out this incredible image collection by Reinaldo Aguilar. You can see more about Reinaldo and his projects at the website for Los Charcos de Osa. From Roger: Compañeros (as) Saludos, Adjunto … Continue reading

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Research Talk on Parakeets

Krisztina Mosdossy hosted a research talk this week by Dr. Thorsten Balsby. Here’s Krisz’s report on the event. Thorsten Balsby gave a great talk on orange-fronted conures (Aratinga canicularis) on the night of July 13th in Sector Santa Rosa of … Continue reading

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El Niño / 2012 Weather Forecast

Long term forecast for the rest of the year from the IMN in La Nación. El Instituto Meteorológico Nacional (IMN) anunció que para los próximos seis meses predominarán en nuestro país los días secos en comparación con los lluviosos. La … Continue reading

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“Juimolos” a documentary about music and Guanacaste

This is a bit different from the things that I usually post, but I think some of you may be interested. I just had the chance to see a documentary called “Juimolos” by Costa Rican filmmaker Daniel Ross Mix. It … Continue reading

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Research Talk by Dr. Thorsten Balsby, Friday at 7 PM

Dr. Thorsten Balsby will be discussing his research on ACG parrots in the Centro de Investigaciones at 7 PM on Friday July 13th. If you are currently in or around Santa Rosa you should stop by. Update from Thorsten: “The … Continue reading

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Greening of the tropical dry forest

Check out this amazing video of the greening of the tropical dry forest from Dr. Arturo Sanchez’s lab:

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